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Quiz about Britains Top 50 Sitcoms Part 1
Quiz about Britains Top 50 Sitcoms Part 1

Britain's Top 50 Sitcoms (Part 1) Quiz


In 2003 the people of Britain were asked to vote for their favourite sitcoms, and the top fifty were listed in a special programme in January 2004. This quiz looks at number 50 to number 31. How much do you know about the favourite British sitcoms?

A multiple-choice quiz by ArleneRimmer. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ArleneRimmer
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
163,128
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
7243
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 149 (0/20), coryknobman (18/20), BUTCH4444 (17/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Number 50. 'Goodnight Sweetheart' starred Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, a time-travelling bigamist. What were his two wives called? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Number 49. What nationality was Rab C Nesbitt? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Number 48. What was Tom's profession in the sitcom 'Gimme Gimme Gimme'? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Number 47. 'The Brittas Empire' is set in a Leisure Centre in an English town, run by an enthusiastic, if incompetent Manager called Gordon Brittas - but do you know which town it is in? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Number 46. Which sitcom was set in Burma in the Second World War, and starred Don Estelle (among others) as a diminutive singer in a Royal Artillery Concert Party? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Number 45. What was the surname of Adrian Edmondson's character in 'Bottom'? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Number 44. In one memorable episode of '2.4 Children' Bill and Rona stumble on a warehouse full of Shirley Bassey's clothes, while Ben is transported to the village out of 'The Prisoner'. Do you know which episode this was in? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Number 43. Which 1970s popular singer starred in 'Just Good Friends'? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Number 42. In which county did Alan Partridge take a job on a small radio station? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Number 41. What was the name of the village featured in 'The League of Gentlemen'? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Number 40. What was the name of the 1950s Holiday Camp in 'Hi-De-Hi!'? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Number 39. In which city is 'Bread' set? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Number 38. Who lived next door to the 'Birds of a Feather'? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Number 37. Who starred in the popular sitcom 'Waiting For God' and the WWII drama 'Tenko'? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Number 36. What are the bouncers called in 'Phoenix Nights'? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Number 35. In which business did Reginald Perrin work in the first series of 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Number 34. What is the name of Rowan Atkinson's character in 'The Thin Blue Line'? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Number 33. In which comedy did Wendy Craig's character demonstrate her total lack of culinary skills?

Answer: (one word - plural rather than singular)
Question 19 of 20
19. Number 32. What was the name of Alf Garnet's daughter in 'Till Death Do Us Part'? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Number 31. At the very end of the sitcom 'The Young Ones', the gang drive a double decker bus off a cliff after smashing through a billboard advertising which famous singer?

Answer: (both names - the clues are in the question)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Number 50. 'Goodnight Sweetheart' starred Nicholas Lyndhurst as Gary Sparrow, a time-travelling bigamist. What were his two wives called?

Answer: Phoebe and Yvonne

Yvonne is his 1990's wife, while Phoebe lives war-torn London. Originally played by Dervla Kirwan, the role of Phoebe Bamford was taken by Liz Carline from series 4, and at the same time Emma Amos took over the role of Yvonne from Michelle Holmes. The part of Ron Wheatcroft was played by Victor McGuire throughout, and Christopher Ettridge played PC Reg Deadman (both past and present!)
2. Number 49. What nationality was Rab C Nesbitt?

Answer: Scottish

Rab was a wonderful slob in a string vest - and very few people could understand a word he said because he had a very thick Scottish accent!
3. Number 48. What was Tom's profession in the sitcom 'Gimme Gimme Gimme'?

Answer: actor

Linda and Tom share a flat, and the fights between them make for comedy. Tom is not a successful actor, even though his agent does try to get him parts.
4. Number 47. 'The Brittas Empire' is set in a Leisure Centre in an English town, run by an enthusiastic, if incompetent Manager called Gordon Brittas - but do you know which town it is in?

Answer: Whitbury Newtown

With attention to detail which is frightening, Brittas organises every single detail of the daily running of the leisure centre. The problem is, he has such a habit of messing things up, even to the extent of blowing up the building or electrocuting the public that most of the time the building is empty but for staff.

This is a wonderful 'comedy of errors' and well worth watching if you have not seen it yet.
5. Number 46. Which sitcom was set in Burma in the Second World War, and starred Don Estelle (among others) as a diminutive singer in a Royal Artillery Concert Party?

Answer: It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Don Estelle had a record in the charts in 1975 with Windsor Davis (who played Sergeant Major 'Shut-Up') - 'Whispering Grass' - it was Number 1 for three weeks. It wasn't a great success, but it did appear on 'Top of the Pops' and was amusing with Davis' talking throughout Estelle's singing.
6. Number 45. What was the surname of Adrian Edmondson's character in 'Bottom'?

Answer: Hitler

He was called Eddie Hitler, while Rik Mayall was called Richie Richard. Just eighteen episodes were made - three seasons.
7. Number 44. In one memorable episode of '2.4 Children' Bill and Rona stumble on a warehouse full of Shirley Bassey's clothes, while Ben is transported to the village out of 'The Prisoner'. Do you know which episode this was in?

Answer: Seven Dials

There have been many memorable episodes within this sitcom; seeing Rona hanging from the kitchen light fitting in her wedding dress has to be one of the best.
8. Number 43. Which 1970s popular singer starred in 'Just Good Friends'?

Answer: Paul Nicholas

Vince left Penny at the altar, and they met again by accident five years later, but both were wary of another relationship. The will they/won't they romance finally ended with a quiet wedding in Paris.
9. Number 42. In which county did Alan Partridge take a job on a small radio station?

Answer: Norfolk

Even though his career is virtually over, Alan still maintains the delusion that he is still a major star and will be rediscovered. 'I'm Alan Partridge' ran for just thirteen episodes in 1997.
10. Number 41. What was the name of the village featured in 'The League of Gentlemen'?

Answer: Royston Vasey

All the characters in this sitcom are played by just three actors, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith (they shared the writing with Jeremy Dyson); they included a psychic, a blind photographer and a homicidal vet.
11. Number 40. What was the name of the 1950s Holiday Camp in 'Hi-De-Hi!'?

Answer: Maplins

The fifty eight episodes were spread over eight seasons - eight seasons of Ted Bovis (Paul Shane) plying every fiddle possible, Gladys Pugh (Ruth Madoc) mooning over two Entertainment Managers (Simon Cadell and David Griffin) and Peggy Ollerenshaw (Su Pollard) volunteering for every hair-brained scheme so she could become a yellowcoat. Classic stuff.
12. Number 39. In which city is 'Bread' set?

Answer: Liverpool

Starring Jean Boht as the long-suffering mother of four sons and one daughter, the Boswell family survive by taking jobs on the side while claiming the dole. Seven series were made altogether, and it lasted 74 episodes.
13. Number 38. Who lived next door to the 'Birds of a Feather'?

Answer: Dorien

Sharon and Tracy were sisters whose husbands were in prison, and lived together in the big house Tracy's husband had bought from proceeds of crime. Next door lived Dorien, a man-mad woman who looked upon the sisters as friends, even though she had trouble coming to terms with their lower class attitudes.
14. Number 37. Who starred in the popular sitcom 'Waiting For God' and the WWII drama 'Tenko'?

Answer: Stephanie Cole

Stephanie played Diana, a cantankerous old woman determined not to let old age take over her life. With the arrival of Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden) in the unit next door, the adventures really begin as Diana found a strange partner in crime in the dotty old man. The theme music for 'Waiting for God' is the 5th movement of Schubert's 'Trout Quintet'.
15. Number 36. What are the bouncers called in 'Phoenix Nights'?

Answer: Paddy and Max

The Phoenix Club is a working man's club run by Brian Potter (Peter Kay) with help from his staff, Dave Spikey (Jerry St. Clair), Neil Fitzmaurice (Ray Von) and Patrick McGuiness (Paddy). From the little I have seen of this programme, I would say it was worth a try if you ever get the chance. I hope I will get to see it myself.
16. Number 35. In which business did Reginald Perrin work in the first series of 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'?

Answer: Sunshine Desserts

Reginald worked for himself in the second series with a shop, then a chain of shops, called 'Grot' - selling totally useless things. Sadly, by the end of the third series, Reginald was pretty much in the same sorry condition that he was in the very first episode.
17. Number 34. What is the name of Rowan Atkinson's character in 'The Thin Blue Line'?

Answer: Fowler

I hope that no police force in the country is as that as depicted in 'The Thin Blue Line' - only one of the officers has any idea about policing, and that is Constable Habib (Mina Anwar). Mind you, with the combination of Inspector Fowler, Sergeant Dawkins (Serena Evans), Constable Gladstone (Rudolph Walker) and Constable Kevin Goody (James Dreyfus) as her workmates, it is hardly surprising that she was the only one who could be considered competent!
18. Number 33. In which comedy did Wendy Craig's character demonstrate her total lack of culinary skills?

Answer: Butterflies

Written by Carla Lane, 'Butterflies' is a bitter-sweet comedy romance, where unhappy wife and mother, Ria, meets another man. Nothing ever happens between her and Leonard, but the resulting uncertainty and events at home with her husband Ben (Geoffrey Palmer) and two sons, especially with her atrocious cooking, make for a gentle comedy.
19. Number 32. What was the name of Alf Garnet's daughter in 'Till Death Do Us Part'?

Answer: Rita

Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) is a cantankerous old so-and-so who has decided, and racist, opinions on everything and everybody. Dandy Nichols plays Elsie, his wife, who generally ignores him the whole time. Una Stubbs plays Rita, his daughter, who lives with them with her husband, Mike.
20. Number 31. At the very end of the sitcom 'The Young Ones', the gang drive a double decker bus off a cliff after smashing through a billboard advertising which famous singer?

Answer: Cliff Richard

'The Young Ones' was, of course, the title of one of Sir Cliff's songs in his younger days; one of the characters in the programme was forever talking about Cliff, and it was a fitting end that they should drive a double decker bus (shades of 'Summer Holiday') off a cliff through a billboard advertising Cliff Richard himself.
Source: Author ArleneRimmer

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